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The Pepper On Sports Podcast

Sports reporter Jackie Mesa Pepper interviews sports figures and gives her take on the hottest topics in the sports world!
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Welcome to The Pepper On Sports Podcast!

Sep 12, 2016
The Pepper On Sports Podcast Episode 15

In her memoir, “You Negotiate Like A Girl,” the NFL’s first female CEO Amy Trask details a nearly 30-years-long career spent with the Raiders working under controversial owner Al Davis. 

Amy spills the beans on everything from sexism in the NFL to standing up to former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and dropping F-bombs on her boss, Al Davis.

We preview the upcoming NFL season tackling topics from off-the-field issues, on-field protest and the long-term sustainability of a sport with inherent physical risks.

As always, thanks for listening.  Please rate and review the podcast in iTunes and feel free to send me questions or comments on Twitter @Jackie_Pepper 

Podcast Illustration by Lauren Purves

Voice Over intro by Chaz Kelly 

Aug 15, 2016
The Pepper On Sports Podcast: Episode 14

Special Film & Television Episode

 

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Introduction

 

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Scott Fujita is a close friend and former NFL teammate of Steve Gleason, whose battle with ALS is chronicled in the new documentary Gleason. Fujita is one of the film’s producers and takes us behind the scenes with the Gleason family. The film is currently playing in theaters and will soon be available on Amazon. 

 

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Brett Rapkin wrote and directed the new film Spaceman based on the live of the eccentric former Red Sox and Expos pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Starring Josh Duhamel, Rapkin details how he made the indie film plus on-set antics from weed pancakes to Josh and Fergie boozing with the cast and crew in the parking lot. The film's theatrical release in 15 major cities begins on August 19. 

 

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Based on their time spent as benchwarmers on the UCLA basketball team, Josiah Johnson and Quinn Hawking co-created and star in Comedy Central’s new animated series Legends of Chamberlain Heights. Finally, they made it off the bench and into the starting lineup.

 

As always, thanks for listening.  Please rate and review the podcast in iTunes and feel free to send me questions or comments on Twitter @Jackie_Pepper 

Podcast Illustration by Lauren Purves

Voice Over intro by Chaz Kelly 

May 8, 2016
The Pepper On Sports Podcast Episode 13

(00:00) Introduction

(02:01) LA Daily News Lakers beat writer Mark Medina takes us behind the scenes of Kobe Bryant’s historic NBA career and legendary final game.

(17:11) Philanthropist Ken Fisher brought Prince Harry’s Invictus Games to the U.S., honoring injured and ill servicemen and women through athletic competition.

(30:47) Retired Navy Airman and single-leg amputee Steven Davis shares his story of military life, the accident that nearly killed him and how adaptive sports gave him a reason to live. Steven will represent Team USA in the Invictus Games (May 8-12, ESPN).

(51:00) The best team you’ve never heard of.

As always, thanks for listening.  Please rate and review the podcast in iTunes and feel free to send me questions or comments on Twitter @Jackie_Pepper or via email at PepperOnSportsPodcast@gmail.com

Podcast Illustration by Lauren Purves

Voice Over intro by Chaz Kelly 

Mar 30, 2016
The Pepper On Sports Podcast: Episode 12

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Introduction

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Journalist Chuck Modiano discusses the intersection of race, sports and Donald Trump during perhaps the wildest election year in recent history. Modiano also honors Sara Ganim, the journalist who broke the Penn State sexual abuse scandal nearly five years ago.

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It's the debut of a new segment called Pepper's Picks in Books and Film.  I'll let you know what I'm reading and watching (well, only the stuff I like) and why you should join the party.

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12-time Paralympic gold medalist Jessica Long will "wow" you.  Her life story reads like a fictional tale meant for the silver screen.  From being born without lower legs in Siberia to swimming for Team USA alongside Michael Phelps, Long shares her unique life experiences with us. If you'd like to watch a short documentary about Long's trip to visit her birth family in Russia for the first time, click here.

As always, thanks for listening.  Please rate and review the podcast in iTunes and feel free to send me questions or comments on Twitter @Jackie_Pepper or via email at PepperOnSportsPodcast@gmail.com

Podcast Illustration by Lauren Purves

Voice Over intro by Chaz Kelly 



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